Quote of the day: desperately seeking loan modifications

Everybody here has already tried and failed to work out a solution, so they come here as a last resort. People say, 'I haven't been able to sleep...I can't look my children in the eye and say I'm able to provide for them in the way they need to be provided for.

--Bruce Marks, CEO of the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, or NACA, at the San Diego Convention Center on Friday.

By noon, close to 2,000 people attended a free mortgage-relief event hosted by the non-profit group that's touring the West Coast to help troubled homeowners.